Bleskensgraaf

Bleskensgraaf is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 10 km northeast of Dordrecht. It has an area of 1272 hectares. On 1 January 2009 Bleskensgraaf and Hofwegen had 2797 inhabitants in 936 residences.

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Locality: Bleskensgraaf ca
Region: Zuid-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 2,800
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Settlement.name: Bleskensgraaf
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_map: LocatieGraafstroom.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Graafstroom - Bleskensgraaf.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Bleskensgraaf in the former municipality of Graafstroom.
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Molenlanden
Settlement.area_total_km2: 12.7
Settlement.population_total: 2788
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Population: 1167
Area: 12.7

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Until 1855, Bleskensgraaf was a separate municipality. In 1855 the heerlijkheid or seigniory Bleskensgraaf and the heerlijkheid or seigniory 'Hofwegen' merged into one municipality named 'Bleskensgraaf and Hofwegen'. In 1986 it became the new municipality Graafstroom together with 6 adjacent towns. The town hall of Graafstroom was located in Bleskensgraaf. From 2013 Graafstroom was part of Molenwaard, till 2019 when it merged into Molenlanden.